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THE JUBILEE.
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time. Ata this the congregation ap-
plauded very warmly. AL the Processes
upon the dais wore light dresses. Alter
the royal sslutations had all been made,
| the Queen descended the dais and moved
out of the abbey, preceded by the royal
| family, the congregation standing and
cheering with feIvcr all the
while, Meudelsohn's m2rch being
rendered by the organ and band
until her Majesty he'd depaIt tied. The con-
gregstion at once dissolved, selections
of sacred music hci = played until sill had
left the abbey.
INCIDENTS.
| BIZ the time The royal procession got
started from Buckingham palace the
| weather had become pretty warm and the
breeze so refreshing all the morn
ing began to subdue. While
the procession was passing through Pail
| Mall three persons in that thorouS hfare
were sunstruck. A number of people
along the route were crushed into insen-
sibility and were removed to the hospi-
tails.
Several policemen were overcome by
| the heat and taken home in ambuiances.
| The horse ridden by the Marquis of
| Lorne was FESTIVE while the procession
was moving along Constitution street
and threw the Marquis The Queen
| stopped her carriage and asked the Mar
! quis if he was injured. He assured her
he was not and then mounted another
horse and continued his Journey.
1t was past O'Clock when the Queen
emerged from the abbey. She st once
resumed her carriage and re-
turned to Buckingham palace, this
time taking the route she went after
her coronation fifty years ago. This was
viz Parliament street, Whitehall, Cock
spur street, Pail Mall, ST. James street,
Picadil!y, Constitution hill TO Bucklng-
ham palace,
AS the procession passed into ST. James
street the Queen toOka long glance and
smiled at an aged lady who was alone at
window in st. James street. It turned
out that the aged lady was the Duchess
Of Cambridge.
The procession finally proceeded at
somewhat smarter pace up Constitution
nil and once more reached Buckingham
palace, driving in at the grand entrance
amid the cheers of tens of thousands
of people. The Queen seemed overcome
with the loyalty displayed by her subjects.
CLEvELAND's LETTER.
WASHINGTON, June 2I-FOiloWing is
the Presidents letter presenting his jubI-
lee congratulations TO Queen Victoria:
Grover Cleveland, President of the
United States Of America, to Her Majesty
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and
Ireland and Empress Of India: Great and
good friend: In the name and on behalf of
the people of the United States, present
tnelT sincere Fluctuations upon the ar
rival of the fftieth anniversary of your
Majesty's accession to the crown
OF Great Britain. 1 but utter
the general voice of my fellow country
men in wishing for your people the pro-
longalion of reign so marked with adj
vance in popular well being, physical,
moral and intellectual. II is justice and
not adulation to acknowledge The debt of
gratitude and respect due TO your per
sonal virtues for their important infu-
ence in producing and causing the pros
porous Snd well ordered condition of af-
fairs now generally prevailing throughout
your dominions. May your life be pro-
longed and peace, honor and
prosperity bless the people over whom
you have been called to rule. May liber-
ty hou -ish throughout your empire under
Just and equal laws and your government
be strong in the affections of all who live
under it; and l pray God to have your
Majesty in his holy keeping.
Done ct Washington, this 9th day of
May, A. D. 1887.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the President:
THOMAS f. BAYARD,
Secretary of State.